Extrusion Blow Moulding 1
Course Dates
15 November 2010 - 17 November 2010COST
€ 995 (10% discount for Plastic Ireland Members)
Includes course manual, lunch and refreshments.
Practical sessions : Hands on experience will make up a major part of the course.
COURSE CONTENT
This course is aimed at process technicians and machine operators that have limited experience/ previous training.
- Plastic materials used in Extrusion Blow Moulding (such as HDPE, PP, PET ( G ) and PVC)
- Pre-production checks that should be completed.
- Material handling and preparation
- Dealing with regrind
- Checking heating and temperature control readings.
- Starting the machine logically and safely
- Adjusting die gap and screw speed.
- Head Tooling: Die/Core/Core Receiver. Die & Core cleaning
- Parison Programming: Function of components and adjustment of profile.
- Parison Faults: Drag lines, Poor Distribution and Sagging, etc.
- Best practice for monitoring and recording production data · Moulds: Care and routine, maintenance
- Blowing: Pressures for Pre blow and Main blow.
- Process sequence: What happens & when.
- Logical and safe shut down procedure
- Production faults: Holes, contamination, Shrinkage, Distortion, poor distribution, weak weld, etc.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is primarily designed for trainee setters and/or any technical personnel who wish to gain a good practical knowledge of extrusion blow moulding.
VENUE:
CNMR (formerly the Polymer Development Centre)
Athlone Business & Technology Park
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
DURATION:
Three days
CONVENIENT HOTEL (w/parking)
Creggan Court Hotel, Athlone Tel: 090-6477777
Radisson SAS, Northgate Street, Athlone. (Book through us for a special rate)
*This programme is a FETAC component (minor) award, certified at Level 5 on the national framework of qualifications (www.nfq.ie ).
The assessment at the end of the programme, if successfully completed, will lead to one credit towards a major(compound) award, of which 8 credits are needed in total. Please see How to achieve a FETAC major award with FPT. Some of our programmes have assignments as part of the assessment which should be completed by the learner after the programme has finished. Full instructions, timelines and ongoing guidance will be given by the course tutor. Most assessments are completed during the programme and results will be made available to learners as soon as they have gone through our Quality Assurance procedures and final submission to FETAC.
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Engineers Ireland CPD Scheme
In 2009, FPTS became a registered training provider with Engineers Ireland, recognising FPTS as a training provider who offers relevant learning opportunities for the career development of Engineers Ireland (EI) members.
Each FPTS course attended allows EI members to gain credits under the CPD scheme.
